Dispensing caps or covers



Oct. 23, 1956 w. E. MANROSE {DISPENSING CAPS OR COVERS Filed July 121955 Patented et. 23, 1%55 DISPENSING CAPS R COVERS William E. Manrose,Los Angeles, Calif.

Application July 12, 1955, Serial No. 521,473

2 Claims. (Cl. 222-284) My invention relates to improvements indispensing caps or covers. Such improvement being the design andconstruction of a movable dispensing member being horizontally disposedto a jar or container, when held in an inverted or dispensing position.

Further improvement being that the present invention provides forconsistently accurate dispensing of a selected amount of finely dividedor granular material such as coffee, tea, sugar, or instant coilee. Thisinvention relates to dispensing of instant coffee however it is notrestricted to instant coflee. Such material may be received anddispensed without removal of cap from container.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a sanitarytight closure for the container, which can remain attached to thecontainer until the contents are exhausted. The present inventionprovides for simultaneous closure of container with the dispensingoperation.

It is anticipated that the present invention be fabricated of a materialsuch as plastic, having three sections which may be easily disassembledfor cleansing.

With the foregoing description and objects in view, and such embodimentand description of the present invention as may be disclosed in thefollowing description and specification, it being understood that suchembodiment as here portrayed and described may be changed when notdeparting from the intent and spirit of the present invention.

With regard to the drawings- Fig. 1 is a plan view taken from the innerside of the cap with dispensing member in receiving position.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross section of the present invention attachedto a suitable jar or container, being inverted, and portraying thematerial dispensing member in the receiving position.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross section of Fig. 1 portraying the materialdispensing member in the dispensing position.

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross section through the cap or cover (Fig. 1).

Fig. 5 is an isometric view portraying the dispensing member with aplurality of bottomless openings with two common sides.

With reference to the drawings: all reference to upper and lower sectionare with the cap or cover inverted. The upper section 2 is provided witha suitable means of attachment to the container. In this instance athread is indicated for attachment to a standard 6 oz. coifee jar. Theupper section 2 has an outlet 3 which allows for the receiving of thematerial by gravity to the series of bottomless openings 5 which arecontained by the common sides 6.

The upper section 2 has L-shaped locks 12 which provide for joining ofthe upper section 2 and the lower section 8 by a twisting motion of thetwo sections. The opening 3 is a rectangular shape and aligns with theseries of bottomless openings 5 of the movable member. The

number of openings so aligned is determined by movement of the cutoff 1of the movable member. The cutofi 1 has suitable graduations on eitherside allowing for selection in either upright or inverted position. Thedesired selection is indicated by the graduation at the point of entry10 of the cutoff slide 1 into the cap or cover. That part of outlet 3which is not opened for receiving is covered by the cutofl 1. The cutofl1 completely closes outlet 3 when dispensing member is moved by hand todispensing position Fig. 3.

The lower section 8 has fittings 14 for reception of locks from section2. Section 8 also provides guides 7 which are centrally disposed in thecap or cover and snugly guide the movable member. Section 8 has arectangular outlet 4 through which the material is dispensed by gravitywhen the dispensing member is moved to dispense position Fig. 3 and theseries of bottomless openings 5 align with outlet 4. The dispensingmember is snugly held in the cap or cover by guides 7, bottom side 11 ofupper section 2 and bottom part of lower section 8.

The dispensing member is formed of a single unit having a cutoif slide 1with graduated markings on either side; further, having a plurality ofbottomless openings 5 which are formed by a series of regularly spacedtransverse members 13 which are parallel and have two common sides 6.

Thus it is shown that the movable member is snugly contained in the capor cover by 11, guides 7 and outer part of cover 8. By gravity materialis received through outlet 3 by the plurality of bottomless openings 5.Such material is transferred by hand movement of cutofi 1 to outlet 4and dispensed. Simultaneously the cutoff 1 closes outlet 3 and thecontainer is sealed. A suitable cover has been designed for outlet 4when container is upright in stored position, but not shown here, notbeing an operable part of the actual dispensing operation.

The present invention in the present embodiment contains no screws orbolts and will occupy no more space than the container itself with astandard closure.

My claims are:

1. A dispensing device of the character described, comprising a capmember adapted to be detachably secured to a container mouth, said capmember having spaced inner and outer walls formed with offset inlet andoutlet openings in said respective walls, a guide channel formed betweensaid walls communicatable with said inlet and outlet openings, amultiple compartment measuring member slidably disposed in said guidechannel for predetermined positioning for communication with one or morecompartments and said inlet opening when in one position, and saidpredetermined number of compartments being regi-strable with said outletopening when said measuring member is moved to the opposite end of saidguide channel to dispense the predetermined amount of material from saidcontainer, and an operating cutofi bar secured to the inlet end of saidmeasuring chamber and extending through and beyond the side wall of saidcap member.

2. The subject matter as claimed in claim 1, and indicia on the surfaceof said cutofi bar indicating the amount of material being trapped anddispensed.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,880,823 Coo-per Oct. 4, 1932 2,120,566 Matter June 14, 1938 2,127,092Sovad et al Aug. 16, 1938 2,603,386 Barnes July 15, 1952

